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Fayetteville State Men & Women claim victory at the CIAA Cross Country Championships

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FSU Women earns its fifth consecutive title while the men earn its first title Courtesy of the CIAA SALEM, VA – Fayetteville State University is the men’s and women’s cross country champions after claiming the men’s 8K title and the women’s 5K title at the CIAA Cross Country Championships held at Green Hill Park on Thursday, October 27. The Broncos won its fifth consecutive women’s title and its first men’s title while also completing the first 1-2-3 sweep in CIAA Men’s Cross Country Championship history. Hillary Toroitich captured the men’s title in 24:54.0, narrowly outpacing his…

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Shaw’s Michelle Blaha wins second consecutive conference title, Lady Bears place third in meet

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Courtesy of Shaw AthleticsSALEM, Va. (Oct. 27) – Michelle Blahacaptured her second straight conference crown and Thea Schillaci placed second for Shaw University at the 2022 CIAA Women’s 5K Cross Country Championship race on the Green Hill Park course Thursday. Shaw, led by the speedy duo, claimed the third-place trophy in the team standings. The Lady Bears scored 63 points, just one point behind second-place Virginia State. Blaha crossed the finish line in 19:04.4, shaving more than a minute off last year’s time when she took home the 2021 CIAA individual title. Schillaci was…

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2022 CIAA Cross Country Championships to take place October 27 in Salem, VA

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Courtesy of the CIAA CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is set to host its 2022 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Thursday, October 27 at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The men’s championship meet will begin at 12 noon followed by the women’s championship at approximately 1:30 p.m. The Fayetteville State women’s cross country team is looking to earn its fifth consecutive conference title while the Virginia State men are seeking its fourth league title in five years. The 2021 championship meet saw the Broncos women place six runners in…

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Week 4 CIAA Cross Country Runners of the Week

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Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 CIAA Cross Country Composite Schedule FOOD LION MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Hillary Toroitich, Fayetteville State (So.) Hillary Toroitich finished second in the men’s Royal XC Challenge with a time of 25:57.4 in a field of 223 competitors. The Broncos finished 11th overall but first among CIAA schools in the event hosted by Queens University of Charlotte. FOOD LION WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Repline Cheptoo, Fayetteville State (Fr.) Repline Cheptoo ran her first race of the season and finished 12th (out of 199 competitors) with 10 points for FSU, guiding the Broncos to a…

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